Drivers take cover as police and suspected drug traffickers exchange gunfire on major Rio road

Drivers take cover during shootout on major road in Rio

Traffic came to a screeching standstill as a shootout between police and suspected drug traffickers erupted on a major multi-lane road in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Jan. 31, 2018. The gunfire spilled onto the road known as the Linha Amarela, or Yellow Line during a police drug operation that started in City of God, a notoriously violent shantytown that was featured in the 2002 Oscar-nominated film by the same name.